yes.. There are two attitudes to tax - one it is a service fee for government services, something short term to be haggled down, or it is a long term investmen

yes.. There are two attitudes to tax - one it is a service fee for government services, something short term to be haggled down, or it is a long term investment in this depp water wealth. Threat of force is technically what underpins all this but that needs to be a credible threat - just having force without knowing where and when to apply it leads to applying it in wrong place or as "encourage les autres". And knowing when to apply it is likely the job of civil servente. I think I am diving into late night undergraduate philosophy and economics - hmmm